Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-07-21
MEXICO DOINGs.
The Fourth Celebrated IN Grand style
at the County Capital.
From the yandatia Leader.

as was clearly demonstrated on the
Glorious Fourth, After having fur
nished all OF the neighboring towns
throughout the country, not only
with spread-esgle orators for the day,
but with large and hungry audiences
Is we'll, Mexico still had heavy re-
serve of as noble statesmen as ever
uttered a war whoop or "chawed
SOW belly" whose effervescent elo-
quence poured forth in streams of
celebration, equaled only by the
gushing flow Of the oil which ran
down on Aaron's whiskers hundreds
Of years ago. On the evening of our
natal day, a crowd, largely made up
of6vc men, two boys, a negro and
bird dog met at the Court House to
give vent to their accumulating feel
ings of liberty. The ceremonies of
the occasion were solemnly opened by
Judge Sam Edwards, whose reputa-
ton as devotee of the rod and
line, and whose knack for repeating
funny stories will 60 laundering
down the course of unborn genera
tions forever and forever. The
Judge very pathetically read few
appropriate sayings as recorded in
the Declaration of independence and
dropped a few patriotic remarks
which elected aow of eye water
from his attentive audience. He
said ne was very glad that this op-
portunity afforded him an occasion
to indorse the action of our
gfeat forefathers In establishing the
Fourth of July with all of its
blessings, on the same day with
that of our National Independence,
and hope that this fact would induce
succeeding generations yet to be
born to appreciate it.-[Great ap-
.plause.
The next speaker was Maj. w. B.
McIntire, ex-city attorney general,
and standing counsel for Billy Wad-
bingham. The Major, with coun-
tenance shining like the bottom of a
pewter dish pan, and with sweet
solemn voice that soon enthused the
listeners to somnolence, read a few
touching sentences from the four
teenth amendment to the constitu-
ton, which induced the colored
troops present to weep audibly. The
Major rejoiced in being great
American born citizen of the fourth
of July, and said he was in sympathy
with the Star Spangled banner
wherever it floats to-day to greet the
gentle breeze of liberty and to pro.
claim freedom to lost and impru
dent world. He said that, with
proper cultivation and by using
economy, this broad land of ours
would yield freedom enough for the
white as well as the black man.-TAp
plause.
Hon. w. 81. Kennen was then in.
troduced and said that, while he
didn't feel especially elated at hav'
ing once been a member of the greaI
legislative body of the State, still
nevertheless, though notwlthstand
ing at the same time, however, b,
had been raised by spoor, but hon
est parents" and it rejoiced him tt
have the privilege of taking part il
the celebration of this great Ameri
can Independence day-tbe Glorious
Fourth of July. He said he would
read a few appropriate verses of tn
Lords prayer on the mountain, and
then he repeated the following par
of it, viz:
"Now / lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep,
which was greeted by the crowd wit
a long, hearty and patriotic applause
Mr.. Kennan said that judging fron
the present indications of loyalty, b
believed the perpetuity of American
Independence depended largely up
on the continuance of our Nationa
freedom. He said If there were an,
persons under the sound of his voic
to-day, who were present at the Dec
tlaration of Independence one hun
dred and eleven years ago, he hope,
they now realized the glorious bless
ings then promised and secured b
the blood of noble heroes. He sal
he hoped that all here assembled tc
day would continue to rejoice at be
ling great citizens Of this republic
Tremendous applause.]
! Geo. Robertson then arose amlds
Tremendous shouts, and with tears i
his eyes, said he indorsed fully th
sentiments Of all the speakers, an
that the only thing lacking to max
this the grandest day Of his life was
roasted OK made into a sandwich
The meeting then adjourned unit
Iealled together again by the roar Q
Bob Whites cannon near the Wind
sor Hotel at s p. m. AARON.
| Infant Theology.
A small boy not far from Bosto
was the other day guilty of som
outrageous mischief, which he per
formed alone in a closed room, bu
which Was quickly brought to hi